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adjective

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as in prone

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as in persuaded

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verb

past tense of predispose
as in influenced
formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

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Recent Examples of predisposed
Adjective
Some people are more predisposed to being in a state of sustained levels of stress, such as individuals with neurodivergent brains – who also often also have sleep disorders. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026 Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 Are older pop fans more predisposed to embrace The Life of a Showgirl than younger ones? — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025 In that environment, incomplete or out-of-context information is often snipped, packaged to fit predisposed narratives and then rapidly amplified across text, short-form video or audio content. — David Ingram, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
In that scenario, a handful of boards, predisposed to redeploy capital toward the highest-conviction bet, would simply need to conclude that the highest-conviction bet has shifted. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 We were inherently predisposed to seeing our own liberation connected to these other modes of liberation. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Medvedev, 30, is having the kind of season that might drive a player toward intrusive, existential thoughts — even before considering the fact that he is predisposed to them like few sports stars are. — James Hansen, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Mice predisposed to retinal disease were being guarded and watched, around the clock, like tiny celebrities. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 And chaga is high in oxalates, so if you’re predisposed to kidney stones, mushroom coffee with chaga might be risky, Moore says. — Stacey Colino, Time, 22 July 2026 People who are predisposed to certain risk factors can also get screened and meet regularly with an aortic specialist. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Those with a family history of anxiety, for example, may be genetically predisposed. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 12 July 2026 In other words, organisms are adapted — genetically predisposed — to achieve things by various means, and the goal is the aspect of fitness the behavior serves. — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predisposed
  1. prone
  2. swayed
  3. influenced
  4. minded
  5. convinced
  6. inclined
  7. disposed
  8. colored
Adjective
  • Now, Van Hollen is prone these days to simply grandstand and genuflect to all things partisan and hyper-fringe-left, but this one was a doozy even by his endless willingness to spout falsehoods.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Saturday’s performance had hints of Napier’s error-prone teams and unimaginative offenses.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of prone
Adjective
  • One man who isn’t swayed is Japan’s richest investment mogul, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of swayed
Verb
  • Longer-term interest rates are set by the bond market but can also be influenced by Fed decisions.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Fed’s decision may also have been influenced, at least somewhat, by the upcoming election.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of influenced
Adjective
  • The design seems more aesthetically minded than ergonomic, as the cylinder feels a little odd on the back of my ear, and the sphere doesn’t do much to ensure optical orientation toward my ear canal.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Nvidia has invested in other entertainment-minded AI startups before, including two separate investments in Lionsgate partner Runway.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of minded
Adjective
  • We’re convinced there’s never a bad time to have a cookie, and ALDI’s shelves are stocked with delicious options in a dizzying array of flavors.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Nine months ago, many football fans were convinced Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had played his last game.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • For children inclined to such expeditions—or who just want to read in a dark spot—a camping headlamp ($35) makes an inexhaustibly useful accessory.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The point goes to your colleague, although Miss Manners is inclined to take back half for his indifference to social convention.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of inclined
Adjective
  • As part of this approach, ESA has updated its debris mitigation requirements and standards that will govern how its missions are designed, built, flown and disposed of.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The company has told the Federal Communications Commission that some debris from a disposed orbiting data center could survive and land on the Earth, but expects the fragments to be harmless.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of disposed
Adjective
  • The nearly 10-foot-tall image of Jesus suspended from the cross was shattered into hundreds of colored pieces, which scattered on the ground inside as well as outside the building.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Black cat bias is a very real phenomenon where cats with black coats are viewed more negatively, adopted less often, and euthanized more than lighter colored cats, according to the American Animal Hospital Association.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
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